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Decade Of Sahel Conflict Leaves 2.5 Million People Displaced
Saturday, 15 January 2022, 9:06 am | UN News
The UN Refugee Agency ( UNHCR ) called on Friday for concerted international action to end armed conflict in Africa’s central Sahel region, which has forced more than 2.5 million people to flee their homes in the last decade. Speaking to journalists ... More >>
Conviction Of Top Syrian Intelligence Official ‘A Landmark Leap Forward’
Saturday, 15 January 2022, 9:04 am | UN News
UN human rights officials have welcomed the “historic” conviction on Thursday by a German court of a former senior Syrian intelligence officer, for crimes against humanity. The man, known as Anwar R, was charged with complicity in the torture of ... More >>
Sudan: 15 Attacks On Health Facilities And Workers In Two Months
Thursday, 13 January 2022, 7:53 am | UN News
With the crisis escalating in Sudan, there have been 15 reports of attacks on healthcare workers and health facilities since last November, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said on Wednesday. According to WHO ’s Regional Director for the Eastern ... More >>
At Least Four Children Killed During Escalation Of Conflict In Myanmar
Wednesday, 12 January 2022, 6:15 pm | UN News
At least four children have been killed and multiple others have been maimed during an escalation of conflict over the past week in Myanmar, said the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) on Tuesday. Last Saturday, the body of a 13-year-old ... More >>
Mali: Security Council Warned Over ‘Endless Cycle Of Instability’
Wednesday, 12 January 2022, 8:00 am | UN News
A decade after civil conflict erupted in Mali, hopes for an early resolution to insurgency and strife have not materialized, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the country, El-Ghassim Wane , told the Security Council on Tuesday. Instead, ... More >>
Europe: Omicron Wave Threatens To Overwhelm Health Workers In Weeks
Wednesday, 12 January 2022, 7:13 am | UN News
With forecasts indicating more than 50 per cent of Europeans are likely to become infected with the Omicron variant in the next six to eight weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that health workers still bear the greatest burden. ... More >>
Eight Afghan Students Die In Explosion Outside School
Wednesday, 12 January 2022, 7:07 am | UN News
The use of explosives that lie dormant, particularly in populated areas, is “a persistent and growing threat to children and their families”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, expressing deep sadness over the death of eight students ... More >>
‘Keep Speaking Out’, UN Chief Urges In Message To World Youth Forum
Tuesday, 11 January 2022, 6:59 am | UN News
Although everyone has been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact on young people has been “especially heartbreaking”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday. In a video messag e to the World Youth Forum in Sharm el ... More >>
Agencies Suspend Tigray Aid As ‘Scores’ Are Killed Due To Airstrikes
Tuesday, 11 January 2022, 6:58 am | UN News
Recent airstrikes on camps for internally displaced persons and refugees in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have reportedly killed scores of civilians, including children, and left many more injured. On Sunday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian ... More >>
Climate Change: For 25th Year In A Row, Greenland Ice Sheet Shrinks
Saturday, 8 January 2022, 7:12 am | UN News
2021 marked the 25th year in a row in which the key Greenland ice sheet lost more mass during the melting season, than it gained during the winter, according to a new UN-endorsed report issued on Friday. The data from the Danish Arctic monitoring ... More >>
Relief Teams Fear Worsening Aftermath Of Super Typhoon Rai
Saturday, 8 January 2022, 7:02 am | UN News
Super Typhoon Rai which ripped through the Philippines over Christmas, has created a massive emergency with huge and ongoing needs, UN humanitarians said on Friday. Communities are still reeling from the effects of the typhoon , which made landfall ... More >>
Forensic Lab Aids Crack Down On Illegal Wildlife Trade In Viet Nam
Saturday, 8 January 2022, 6:59 am | UN News
Despite travel bans and other COVID-19 restrictions, the small team at Viet Nam’s wildlife forensic lab has been bolstering police efforts to crack down on illegal trafficking, with support from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The limited ... More >>
COVID-19: New Year Brings Renewed WHO Appeal For Vaccine Equity
Friday, 7 January 2022, 8:06 am | UN News
The highest number of COVID-19 cases so far in the pandemic were reported last week across the globe, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists on Thursday. In his first briefing of 2022, WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus repeated ... More >>
UN Urges Restraint In Kazakhstan, With Dozens Reportedly Killed
Friday, 7 January 2022, 8:04 am | UN News
Amid alarming reports of deadly violence in Kazakhstan, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia have called for restraint and dialogue. Speaking to journalists on Thursday ... More >>
Pakistan: Smartcard Registration Drive For Afghan Refugees Ends
Wednesday, 5 January 2022, 7:00 am | UN News
The first drive to verify data relating to around 1.4 million Afghan refugees on the move over past decade in Pakistan has been concluded, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. The agency commended the Government of Pakistan for its country-wide ... More >>
UN Chief ‘Encouraged’ By First Joint Statement From Key Nuclear Armed States
Wednesday, 5 January 2022, 6:56 am | UN News
The Secretary-General, António Guterres, has welcomed a joint statement issued on Monday by five nuclear armed States on the prevention of nuclear war and the avoidance of the arms race. For the first time, the leaders of China, France, Russia, the United ... More >>
70 Per Cent Vaccination Target Must Be Met To Ward Off Omicron: WHO
Wednesday, 5 January 2022, 6:54 am | UN News
As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to surge across the world, the UN health agency on Tuesday said that it was crucial that more is done to help all countries receive lifesaving coronavirus jabs as quickly as possible. The development comes ... More >>
Three Tanzanian Peacekeepers Injured In Central African Republic
Saturday, 1 January 2022, 5:37 pm | UN News
Three Tanzanian peacekeepers serving on the United Nations’ mission in Central African Republic ( MINUSCA ) were injured on Thursday, when their vehicle struck an unidentified explosive device. One of the soldiers was seriously hurt, and needed ... More >>
Sudan: Refrain From ‘Disproportionate Use Of Force’ Against Protesters
Saturday, 1 January 2022, 7:37 am | UN News
Reported killings and injuries during peaceful demonstrations in Sudan is a cause for deep concern, said the UN human rights office on Friday (OHCHR). OHCHR also highlighted attacks which reportedly took place against a hospital and media office on Thursday, ... More >>
People Of Myanmar Face ‘Unprecedented’ Crisis In 2022
Saturday, 1 January 2022, 7:03 am | UN News
The people of Myanmar are facing an unprecedented political, socioeconomic, human rights and humanitarian crisis with needs escalating dramatically since the military takeover and a severe COVID-19 third wave. According to a UN Humanitarian Needs Overview ... More >>
